Where does “pintanaarmu” come from?

pintanaarmu (Finnish) comes from Finnish pinta, from Proto-Finnic pinta, from Proto-Germanic spindaz — fat; lard; grease; smear; marrow.

pintanaarmu (Finnish): surface scratch

Definitions

  1. surface scratch

Ancestry of “pintanaarmu”, step by step

pintanaarmu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pinta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpintasurface
2Proto-Finnicpintasurface; sapwood; fat
3Proto-Germanicspindazfat; lard; grease; smear; marrow

via Finnish naarmu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnaarmuscratch
2Proto-Germanicnarwôscar
Every word from Proto-Germanic spindaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic pinta →Every word from Finnish pinta →